Daily Archives: August 11, 2015

‘Oru Sankeerthanam Pole’ travels to Russia

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Thiruvananthapuram  :

The 65th edition of the novel ‘Oru Sankeerthanam Pole’ by Perumbadavam Sreedharan was released at a function held at the residence of acclaimed writer Fyodor Dostoevsky at St Petersburg in Russia.

Roy Charitable Foundation chairman Cherian Eeppan handed over a copy of the book to Dostoevsky museum director Natalya Ashimbaeva, in the presence of Perumbadavam Sreedharan.

The residence of the famous Russian writer, who also forms the central character in the novel, is currently being preserved as a historical museum by the Russian government.

Kerala adopted the Russian writer through the novel, Ashimbaeva said while receiving the copy.

She added that the museum took pride in hosting such a function, particularly in the presence of the writer himself.

Sreedharan said that ever since he began reading, Dostoevsky had influenced him deeply and that it was a great honour to release the 65th edition of the novel at the residence of the world-acclaimed writer.

Eeppan said his organization planned to take up the task of translating the novel to Russian.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Thiruvananthapuram / TNN / August 07th, 2015

Kerala Urged to Explore Historic Links to Woo Chinese Tourists

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Kochi :

In order to boost the prospects of Kerala’s tourism, which eyes the Chinese market, those at the helm should explore the potential historical links that connect the State with China, said Chinese Ambassador to India Le Yucheng.

He was speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of an interaction with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Monday.

“A range of topics were covered in the interaction with the CM. We have chalked out an in-depth plan to boost the tourism prospects of Kerala in China. Marketing strategies for the same have already been discussed with Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson when he visited China. In a short period of time, a high-level team from China will visit Kerala to look into the investment venues, including the tourism sector,” said Yucheng.

Stressing the need to explore the historical links, he said there were many links that connected Kerala with China. “Of them, the Chinese fishing net stands first. The snake-boat race and Kerala’s martial art ‘kalaripayattu’ have had their Chinese connections. The common factor lies in food also. My point is that these linkages have to be explored for the good, which will attract Chinese tourists to Kerala,” he said.

According to Yucheng, 5,000 Chinese tourists visited the State last year. “The goal is to raise the figure to 50,000, and then to 500,000. But, spirited efforts are needed to reach that goal,” Pointed out the Ambassador, adding that he had put forth certain suggestions before the CM for attracting Chinese tourists.

The suggestions include conduct of boat races, martial arts events, investment meets, entertainment programmes and conferences, among others.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Kochi / by Express News Service / August 11th, 2015